Clinical Approach

I believe healing is supported by safety, relationship, curiosity, and meaningful choice. My approach is trauma-informed and integrative, combining counseling theory with creative and body-aware practices that help clients engage experiences at a pace that feels manageable.

Rather than viewing symptoms only as problems to eliminate, I am interested in what they may be protecting, communicating, or helping a person survive. This perspective creates room for compassion while still supporting change, accountability, and the development of new skills.

Art therapy

Artmaking can offer distance from overwhelming experiences while also making internal patterns more visible. I consider the qualities of different materials, the client’s developmental level, sensory needs, and the balance between structure and freedom. The process matters more than the finished image.

Parts-informed and attachment-aware care

IFS-informed ideas help me approach inner conflict and protective responses with curiosity. Attachment theory helps me attend to safety, connection, trust, and the ways relationships shape emotional experience.

Somatic and bilateral engagement

Body awareness, rhythm, movement, grounding, and bilateral creative processes can support regulation and help clients notice experience beyond words. These practices are used within my education, training, and professional scope; they are not represented as EMDR therapy unless all required training and supervision standards are met.